Carla Anne Robbins, senior fellow at the Council, and Matthias Matthijs, senior fellow for Europe at the Council, sit down with James M. Lindsay to answer listener questions about the major developments, initiatives, and changes in U.S. foreign policy over the course of 2025. 

 

Mentioned on the Episode:

 

"2025 National Security Strategy of the United States of America," The White House

 

Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, “The Price of Trump’s Power Politics,” Foreign Affairs

 

Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay, The Empty Throne: America's Abdication of Global Leadership

 

Rebecca Lissner, “America’s Quasi Alliances,” Foreign Affairs

 

Matthias Matthijs and Nathalie Tocci, "How Europe Lost: Can the Continent Escape Its Trump Trap?" Foreign Affairs

 

Brad Setser, "How German Industry Can Survive the Second China Shock," Center for European Reform

 

For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The President’s Inbox at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/tpi/listener-mailbag-2025-review-carla-anne-robbins-and-matthias-matthijs